Accountant

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The incumbent will serve as the Audit Sustainment Team Accountant within the Audit Readiness Branch (SIOPS), Enterprise Property Management Division (SIOP), Installation Operations Office. SIOPS is responsible for supporting the Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) audit remediation activities, providing liaison and communication between the Team Lead and Branch Chief staff as well as assistance to NGA offices with regard to PP&E audit sustainment support and requirements. SIOPS oversees and implements PP&E audit remediation/readiness activities.

As part of the Audit Sustainment Team, provides guidance and works with a team of contractor logisticians, budget analysts, and accountants supporting the NGA objective to achieve an unqualified audit opinion. Assists with monitoring and reporting on the efforts to correct the PP&E material weakness and related Notice of Findings and recommendations (NFRs), provides input to the Multi-Year Corrective Action Plan (MCAP), engages with MCAP owners to address impediments or concerns, and communicates PP&E Audit Sustainment status to the Team Lead. This information can be used for briefings to Director and Deputy Director of the Security and Installations (SI) Directorate, the Director and Deputy Director of SIO, the Chief Financial Executive, Comptroller, and PP&E Audit stakeholders as necessary. The Audit sustainment Team Lead also provides input that ensures accurate communications with auditors and NGA stakeholders while collaborating, communicating, and implementing business process changes, technical system changes, and change management to improve the completeness of PP&E balances.

SIOPS is responsible for overseeing the PP&E audit sustainment activities. Acts as a liaison facilitating communication between NGA stakeholders namely, the Office of Contract Services, Financial Management Directorate, Information Technology Service Directorate, Chief, Acquisition Enterprise, and the Security and Installations Directorate through Operations Process Team (OPT) meetings, Technical Exchange Meetings, Total Asset Management In-Progress Reviews (TAM IPRs), Monthly Audit Committee Meetings, and audit briefings as required.

Upon placement into this position, the incumbent will need to achieve DoD FM Level 2 certification within two years of occupying the position.

You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.

This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.